Tapper then took his followers on a gratuitous trip down memory lane, to President Trump’s personal battle with John McCain. (Notably: Only the very intellectually dishonest would say that then-candidate Trump was actually mocking all POWs. He was in a dust-up with McCain, and his shot — which landed as a very effective direct hit — was for McCain exclusively. Had you put 10 other POWs on that stage with him, Trump would’ve said “Well these guys are great. My beef is with McCain.” But that’s intellectually honest, so it’s beyond comprehension for Jake Tapper and his mainstream media pals.)

To the contrary, rather than simply honoring these POWs by sharing their names and stories — CNN’s Jake Tapper instead used them as props in his personal war against the United States’ Commander-In-Chief. It’s this type of desperate, disgraceful overreach that has made CNN the least trusted name in news.